Dominic Green, a 3-star small forward from Hazen High in Renton, Wash., committed to Arizona State on Thursday.

Dominic Green, a 3-star small forward from Hazen High in Renton, Wash., committed to Arizona State on Thursday. He becomes the first commitment of coach Herb Sendek's 2015 recruiting class.

"I like (assistant coach) Stan (Johnson), I like Coach Sendek, and I really like Arizona State and everything it's about,'' Green said. "Me and my family talked about it, and that's what we decided to do. Why would I want to wait?"

Considered a late bloomer, Green (6 feet 7, 175 pounds) has played varsity all three years of high school and he's started the past two. He averaged 20 points last year. (Watch his highlights here.)

"I'm a scorer,'' Green said. "I'm a great 3-point shooter. I'm also long, so on defense I could guard someone 6-10 or someone 5-8. I feel like I can guard any position."

Green reported scholarship offers from Washington State, UTEP:, Montana and Portland, but after a strong AAU performance last month he started to attract interest from Pac-12 schools such as USC and Oregon. ASU offered him after a tournament in Las Vegas, where Green shot 14 of 22 from 3-point range.

"I played at a high level so I started to get my name out there," Green said. "People started to recognize me for the player I am."